Compare LGBT Rights in Israel, Jordan, & Iran

Equality Index ?
62 / 100
18 / 100
5 / 100
Legal Index ?
74 / 100
30 / 100
7 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
51 / 100
6 / 100
3 / 100
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1963
Legal
Since 1951
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 1979
Same-sex marriageCivil unions (marriage rights)
Since 2022
BannedBanned
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipImprisonment as punishment
Since 1960
Death penalty as punishment
Since 1987
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2014
IllegalLegal, but requires surgery
Since 1987
Gender-affirming careLegalBanned
Since 2018
Restricted
Since 1987
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation only
Since 2004
UnknownNo protections
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contexts
Since 1992
No protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2015
No protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2023
IllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1992
Don't Ask, Don't TellIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2021
UnknownLegal
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2022
Not bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1948
EqualN/A
Since 1979
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
6% Did not mention homosexuals
94% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
Region not surveyed
1% Justifiable
95% Not justifiable
3% Justifiable
90% Not justifiable
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019)
47% Yes
45% No
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)
(BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019)
Region not surveyed
7% Yes
93% No / Unsure / Did Not Answer
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2010-2014)
Region not surveyed
0% Justifiable
94% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
"Should society accept homosexuality?"
(Pew Research Center, June, 2013)
40% Yes
47% No
3% Yes
97% No
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
38% Good place
49% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
Region not surveyed
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